Henry Nanscawen

Henry Nanscawen (1687-) was an English pirate who served aboard the pirate ship Nuestra Señora de la Almudena during the Golden Age of Piracy.

Biography
Henry Nanscawen was born in Cornwall, England in 1687, and he served in the Royal Navy during the War of the Spanish Succession before turning to piracy. Nanscawen served in the pirate Edward Kenway's crew aboard the Jackdaw during the Golden Age of Piracy, and he was chosen by fellow pirate Casey Pengelly to serve as his second-in-command aboard his prize ship, Nuestra Señora de la Almudena, after its capture in September 1719.